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urology

[ yoo-rol-uh-jee ]
/ yʊˈrɒl ə dʒi /
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noun
the scientific, clinical, and especially surgical aspects of the study of the urine and the genitourinary tract in health and disease.
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Origin of urology

First recorded in 1745–55; uro-1 + -logy

OTHER WORDS FROM urology

u·ro·log·ic [yoor-uh-loj-ik], /ˌyʊər əˈlɒdʒ ɪk/, u·ro·log·i·cal, adjectiveu·rol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for urology

urology
/ (jʊˈrɒlədʒɪ) /

noun
the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of diseases of the urogenital tract

Derived forms of urology

urologic (ˌjʊərəˈlɒdʒɪk) or urological, adjectiveurologist, noun
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Scientific definitions for urology

urology
[ yu-rŏlə-jē ]

The branch of medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the urinary tract and urogenital system.
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Cultural definitions for urology

urology
[ (yoo-rol-uh-jee) ]

The branch of medicine devoted to the study and care of the urinary tract.

The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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